In 1511, leaders in Mecca believed coffee stimulated radical thinking and outlawed the drink. In 1524, the leaders overturned that order, and people could drink coffee again.
DECLARATORILY
Etymology
Adverb
declaratorily (comparative more declaratorily, superlative most declaratorily)
In a declaratory manner.
Source: Wiktionary
De*clar"a*to*ri*ly, adv.
Definition: In a declaratory manner.
DECLARATORY
De*clar"a*to*ry, a. Etym: [Cf. F. déclaratoire.]
Definition: Making declaration, explanation, or exhibition; making clear or manifest; affirmative; expressive; as, a clause declaratory of the will of the legislature. Declaratory act (Law), an act or statute which sets forth more clearly, and declares what is, the existing law.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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